Keliipelapela v. Pamano

Judge Robertson

delivered the decision of the Court as follows:

This is an action of trover brought by the plaintiff as heir and de-*281visee of Kaapuiki, of Ewa, deceased, to recover the value of certain properly devised to plaintiff by his father, and which he alleges to have been unlawfully taken possession of by the defendants, and converted to their own use. The amount of damages claimed by the defendant is $370. The parties by mutual consent waived a trial by jury, and submitted the case to the decision of the Court.

After due consideration of the evidence in the case, we are of opinion that…